Today's garden programs will all take place inside.
- Our book market will be in the Galerij.
- Under the Poetree will be in the Tuinhuis.

These programs will take place in Zonzij instead of Galerij:
- 16.00u: Ode to Maryse Condé
- 17.30u: Presentation of Nisrine Mbarki's 'Kookpunt'.

The "Friendship & Joy" program with Maboula Soumahoro and @rokhayadiallo.bsky.social , both pictured here, will start in a few minutes. Space: Galerij (Gallery).

@pelumiadejumo.bsky.social 's program "A Body Sheds" and the award ceremony for the Cultural Fund Martinus Nijhoff Translation Prize have started in the Tolhuistuin building. Outside, on the right side of the entrance, we're setting up for the online "Reviews: Reimagined and Rewritten" workshop.

Yesterday's opening event was cozy and inspiring and emotional and clever and beautiful and, and, and... Rehearsals for some of tonight's performances are happening as we speak. After hosting great groups of school kids early this morning, our evening program starts at 19h. Meet us at Tolhuistuin✨️

4) Kayo Chingonyi (left) is a writer and presenter for the music and culture podcast Decode on Spotify, poetry editor at Bloomsbury. Recent collection: A Blood Condition.

Diaty Diallo reads, performs, and sings her poetic and political writings. Her debut novel: Deux secondes d’air qui brûle.

3) Seynabou Sonko (left) is a novelist and musician. In '23, she published her debut novel, Djinns.

Balla Fofana has worked in French high schools since 2014, doing workshops on media education. His debut novel is “La Prophétie de Dali” ('23).

Both Seynabou Sonko and Balla Fofana are from Paris.

2) @nwandoebizie.bsky.social (left, London) is a constellation point for a spectrum of multidisciplinary works that call for RADICAL change.

tyroneisaacstuart (London) is an interdisciplinary, concept driven artist whose skills originate from Jazz and Hip-Hop Theatre.

During our preview event, Maboula Soumahoro and Lou Mensah announced the first artists who are part of this year's line-up. The Parisian artists have been suggested by Maboula Soumahoro, those from London were suggested by Lou Mensah. Summaries in this thread, more info on our website:

Salutes to Rita Ouédraogo for her warm, generous welcoming of Maboula Soumahoro to Amsterdam-Zuid. Our day started at "And if a tree sees it all", Julianknxx's presentation at Buro Stedelijk. It truly moved us. What Ouédraogo has done to set up and shape Buro Stedelijk is sublime. She's a force.

Our preview event on Thu. April 3, you ask? We've got a gorgeous, pre-recorded talk by Lou Mensah & @pelumiadejumo.bsky.social , @lazeefuik.bsky.social will be in conversation w/ Maboula Soumahoro + two workshops: Emma van Meyeren's "Diary as Feminist Genre" & Adama Keïta's session on Maryse Condé.

Our preview event on Thu. April 3 offers an introduction to the folks and forms of our upcoming festival (Sept 11-13).

With: Maboula Soumahoro, Lou Mensah, Emma van Meyeren, @pelumiadejumo.bsky.social , Adama Keïta & @lazeefuik.bsky.social . Doors open at 19.30h, the program is from 20.00h-21.30h.

To share and listen to the first ideas for our upcoming edition, our programming team had a kick-off meeting with our two '25 curators: Lou Mensah and Maboula Soumahoro. We look forward to sharing notes and names during our preview event on Thu. April 3.

More info: readmyworld.nl/en/festival-...